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Robert J. Avrech: Emmy Award winning screenwriter. Movie fanatic. Helplessly and hopelessly in love with my wife since age nine.

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Friday Photos: True Hollywood Confessions

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“I was a homely kid with freckles that came out every spring and stuck on me ‘til Christmas. I was glamorous because of magicians like George J. Folsey, James Wong Howe, Oliver Marsh, Ray June, and all those other great cinematographers. I trusted those men and the other experts who made us beautiful. The rest of it I didn’t give a damn about. I didn’t fuss about my clothes, my lighting, or anything else, but, believe me, some of them did.”
—Myrna Loy

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Friday Photos: True Hollywood Confessions

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“I’ve had a beautiful life, I’ve tumbled into the most beautiful life in the world. I’d never change it.”
—Mary Nolan
In 1948, Nolan’s body was discovered in her shabby Los Angeles bungalow, dead from an overdose of Seconal. It was never determined if death was accidental or by design. She was 46 years old.

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Friday Photos: True Hollywood Confessions, Self-Portraits, Early Selfies

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“Never get caught acting.” —Lillian Gish
“Never get caught acting.”
—Lillian Gish

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Friday Photos: UnBaltimore Edition

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“I’m not interested in money, I just want to be wonderful.” -Marilyn Monroe Photo by Andre de Dienes, '50.
“I’m not interested in money, I just want to be wonderful.”
-Marilyn Monroe
Photo by Andre de Dienes, 1950.

The Baltimore neighborhood that saw the worst of the violence was already filled with many burned-out buildings and vacant lots that had not been rebuilt since the 1968 riots that followed the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

Source via my friend Neo-Neocon

Nothing more to say but enjoy the photos.

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Friday Footwear: Hollywood Steps Out

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Carmen Miranda proudly displays her collection of shoes.

Classic photos of Hollywood stars usually reinforce a particular image. Lighting, composition, body language, wardrobe and the singular architecture of the face are the ingredients that create a glamorous narrative for audiences to internalize. Clark Gable is the man’s man who doesn’t give a damn; Carole Lombard, the girl next door who will drive you crazy with her zany brand of love.

But every once in a while a picture introduces an element that defines the glamorous image in unexpected ways. In the following photos, footwear emerges as more than just a casual accessory.

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